Juliet Lens Options

[350nick]

I have just managed to get hold of a brand new, never used pair of gold lenses for my titanium juliets, and am now considering what to do with the original gold lenses..

They have quite a few light scratches to the gold iridium which is noticeable when wearing them. I did consider selling them but thought they would fetch very little and then I remembered reading on here about removing the iridium coating using alcohol solution.

I also read something about polishing scratched iridium using mild toothpaste or baking soda/water mix although I am sceptical about this working!

If I could remove the iridium would this leave me with a light brown lens? Might be a nice alternative to my gold lenses. (my brother works in a lab so could get me some strong alcohol if needed)

Anyone tried polishing? Is that nonsense? Just found it on a google search!

Thanks in advance for any opinions/advice!!

 

[WavecloudCustoms]

Ive never polished lenses but I do polish epoxy on my SUP repairs, using 2000 grit paper.. You can go as high as 6000 grit....

 

[350nick]

I wonder if toothpaste/baking soda is finer than 6000 grit? Might be worth a go, only worry is that I end up scratching the base lens under the iridium.

 

[WavecloudCustoms]

Tricky to say.. I know that polishing epoxy with high grade paper brings the surface up as smooth as glass.

I have some old lenses that I could try it on.

 

[350nick]

I just tried with toothpaste, then baking powder/water on an old set of lenses with very little effect at all so maybe high grade paper is the way to go?

 

[WavecloudCustoms]

Try high grade paper in conjunction with Bi Carb..? You need a cutting paste.